From the end of 2017 till recently I have been using a NAS. As a Support Professional (yay for buzzwords) in the software industry I am not really an engineer of sorts.
The Synology NAS served me well, but I was seeking a middle ground between good storage solution and flexibility of adding on extra services.
So after some searching I took the plunge and ordered myself some components and do a TrueNAS Core my own way. (I had tried to work with a Linux based solution too).
Hardware (600 euros):
CPU: Intel Core i3 - 9100
Platform: Asrock DeskMini 310
RAM: 16 GB (Crucial CT2K8G4SFRA266)
Data Storage: 2x WD20SPZX (2 TB 2.5" SMR)
System drive: Crucial P2 256GB
As you can see from the above none of it is recommended, no ECC RAM and SMR disks, completely bonkers. But my word does it run well. I do run backups with duplicati, so if things go south I will have a copy of the most important files.
Tinkering with computers is good fun, for me the NAS is quite serious but I wanted small en relatively quiet solution. I am almost 40 years old and I have a wife and two kids (5 and 3 years old). Next to a 40h/w dayjob there is little time left to tinker.
Feel free to comment, I can take it. Thank you ixsystems for making this great software available to tinkerers and homelabs.
The Synology NAS served me well, but I was seeking a middle ground between good storage solution and flexibility of adding on extra services.
So after some searching I took the plunge and ordered myself some components and do a TrueNAS Core my own way. (I had tried to work with a Linux based solution too).
Hardware (600 euros):
CPU: Intel Core i3 - 9100
Platform: Asrock DeskMini 310
RAM: 16 GB (Crucial CT2K8G4SFRA266)
Data Storage: 2x WD20SPZX (2 TB 2.5" SMR)
System drive: Crucial P2 256GB
As you can see from the above none of it is recommended, no ECC RAM and SMR disks, completely bonkers. But my word does it run well. I do run backups with duplicati, so if things go south I will have a copy of the most important files.
Tinkering with computers is good fun, for me the NAS is quite serious but I wanted small en relatively quiet solution. I am almost 40 years old and I have a wife and two kids (5 and 3 years old). Next to a 40h/w dayjob there is little time left to tinker.
Feel free to comment, I can take it. Thank you ixsystems for making this great software available to tinkerers and homelabs.